TeroTuf Scales: Micarta killer or Meh?

Quiet said:
This just basically sounds like marketing speak for more expensive micarta. I mean, the benefits seem to be essentially the same as those micarta enjoys. Looks like just another solution looking for an issue.

That said, if you like it, I say go for it.
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Like micarta but with polyester resin instead of polyphenolic, plus it sounds like they're just buying the industrial material and not a version specifically made for handles, which micarta production is heavily oriented towards. That would help explain why it's so similar to a toughened up micarta variant, yet somehow can't provide similar aesthetics. It's just not meant for our market yet, and this is effectively a leakage since knife makers aren't a major buyer of it yet.
 
I liked the couple blades I handled that had em.

very grippy. unique almost bounciness to em? idk. maybe I was just high in minecraft
 
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greater said:
What is Ultrex ? Is it a brand ? a process ? I read Ultrex micarta, Ultrex G10 Hmmmmm I see

Ultrex™ is a family of composite materials, specifically designed for aesthetic applications.​


I confused this with Ultem that has been around since the 1980s and is used for guitar picks (a lot,) aircraft interiors, medical equipment etc.... Ultem resin is made by Sabic in Mt. Vernon Indiana, and Cartagena Spain. I am not sure if it's made in Singapore. I might like it. I might as well talk about what little I know/think I know about it.

It's strong and hard, it may not be the most impact resistant (brittle) but maybe it's more than good enough I don't know.

It's also very lightweight, impervious to a large variety of chemicals as well as UV resistant. One of it's most strong points is it can withstand repeated autoclave sterilization cycles without breaking down (high heat resistance mid 300s F.)

Someone has said it has good grip even when smooth and more so when wet.

You can get this stuff in any color AS LONG AS IT'S A SHADE OF TRANSLUCENT AMBER ok amber only. It's not porous so you can not dye it. I actually like the color.

If you really want to sterilize a knife provided everything else but the scales are metal this stuff may be what you want. Autoclave is really the way for almost total sterilization.

I am not sure about this stuff (Ultem) being the best for resisting impact. Ultem knife scales are expensive. Ultem may be new to knife making but the material has been around a while.

Advantages vs disadvantages I guess it all depends what one wants and/or needs. Micarta, G10/G11, Carbon fiber, Wood, Zytel, Utem, and yes even Terotuf they all have their place. I guess Ultrex too.
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I think Ultrex is just Norplex G10, really really really great G10
 
I ordered these yesterday for a Super Tinker (I’m soooo bored with cellidor). It’ll be my first experience with the material…hopefully they won’t disappoint, but it’s not like I’m going to be out a lot of $$.

 
Lee D said:
I ordered these yesterday for a Super Tinker (I’m soooo bored with cellidor). It’ll be my first experience with the material…hopefully they won’t disappoint, but it’s not like I’m going to be out a lot of $$.

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Considering the battered state my super tinker is in, I might get a set of these.
 
Don’t know what my fiber resin concrete floats are made of but that is one tough long wearing material.
 
Lee D said:
I ordered these yesterday for a Super Tinker (I’m soooo bored with cellidor). It’ll be my first experience with the material…hopefully they won’t disappoint, but it’s not like I’m going to be out a lot of $$.

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Do you have to glue these on the knife or do they snap on like the OEM scales?
 
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